Hmm, could you maybe check if your system is busier than normal or using more memory than normal when both Excel and MindManager are open? Navigate to the Start Menu and type in 'Task Manager' at the bottom of the menu (if you're on an English version of Windows, that is)

Our team is investigating this issue. We'll post an update about this as soon as we have more information. Please reply with the bit version of MindManager you are using (32bit or 64 bit) found under File/Help. Thanks!

I did some further testing and I seem to have the same issue on Windows 10 64-bit, MindManager 2017 64-bit and Excel 2016 64-bit. With MindManager open it takes 25 seconds to open a file, without MindManager it takes 5 seconds. I thought it was related to Windows running in Parallels, but it seems to be related to MindManager?

In my case it is not from File --> recent but from the recent files that pop-up on the Aero view from the Excel icon in the taskbar. From File--> recent, once Excel is open, it works as expected, with no issues.

If MindManager is running, opening an Excel file from explorer takes about 20s.When MindManager is not running, it opens immediately.If Excel is pre-loaded and mIndmanager is running, it opens immediately.

I've made different tests:- I've disabled extensions in Excel (COM Complement MM) an MindManager (Excel linker). The problem is the same. I've noticed that it points to the same DLL. Don't know if it matters.- I've uninstalled Excel add-in in MindManager -> same problem- I've repaired Mindmanher installation -> same problem- I've repaired Office 2013 installation -> Same problem

After a click on an excel file, I went to MindManager and exits from it -> Excel file loads immediately

I'm wondering also if MM2017 may be a bit of a memory hog. I haven't experienced this particular Excel problem yet, but I am getting a few low memory warnings when running MM 2017 32-bit with a few maps open and several other programs also open (not just Excel), especially if those programs have multiple tabs. I'm running Windows 10 and the computer has 8gb of RAM; interestingly my wife who has virtually the same computer but with 12gb RAM does not experience the same problem.

FYI, to clarify this case: this seems not be related to 32-bit/64-bit mixes as this happens on full 64-bit as well and also this is not something that seems to be memory related as the amount of maps open (or even no map open) does not seem to impact the time it takes to open Excel.

if you use mapped network drives you have to add a
value in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
add a new DWORD (32 Bit) named EnableLinkedConnections and set value to 1
reboot and now use your network-drives as
administrator

hi,this post is old but if it can helps, the problem is solved for me?first sorry for my english, i'm french;so :1/ my environment : same problem with pcs on windows 7 10 mindminager 2017 with excel 2010pcs are in domain,users are "simple" users not administrators (but the problem is the same with an administrator account)files on local computer or network

2/ resolution :- open the registry- save the key (and subkey) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\open- delete all in openthat means HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\open\command and ddexec- do the same for the branch HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\open

note : the excel.sheet.12 is for xlsx filesand excel.sheet.8 is for xls files3/ reassign the files :right clic on a xlsx file, "open with", find and select excel.exedo the same for the xls files